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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017032459 · 3/20/2017 · J & J Snack Foods Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-chain

Employer

Name
J & J Snack Foods Corporation
Location
720 Metropolitan Pkwy., ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30310
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a discharge chain on a conveyor when his thumb was caught in the chain, amputating his right thumb nail and bone. The conveyor was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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